J'ai tué ma mère
Subtitle: I killed my mother
By: un film de Xavier Dolan ; producteur, Xavier Dolan ; scénario et dialogues, Xavier Dolan ; Mifilifilms
Contributors: Dorval, Anne, 1960-; Arnaud, François, 1985-; Dorval, Anne, 1960- actor; Arnaud, François, 1985- actor; Clément, Suzanne, actor; Tulasne, Patricia, 1959- actor; Schneider, Niels, actor; Spaziani, Monique, 1957- actor; Mifilifilms (Firm); Kino Lorber, Inc
Publisher: Kino Lorber
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: fre
Format: [videorecording] =
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Drama; Gay teenagers; Mothers and sons; Conflict of generations; Adolescence
Other titles: I killed my mother
Description: Focusing on the relationship between Hubert Minel, a 16-year-old Quebecois living in suburban Montreal, and his single mother Chantale, the film beautifully captures the anxieties of a mother-son relationship. While he gauges her with contempt, only seeing her out-of-date sweater and kitschy decor, the ingrained mechanisms (i.e. manipulation and guilt) of their relationship beautifully (and tragically) unravel on the big screen.
Notes: Originally produced as motion picture in 2009.

Special features: theatrical trailer, stills gallery.

Director of photography, Stéphanie Weber-Biron ; editor, Héléne Girard ; music, Nicholas Savard-L'Herbier.

Anne Dorval, Xavier Dolan, François Arnaud, Suzanne Clement, Patricia Tulasne, Niels Schneider, Monique Spaziani.

OFRB Rating: 14A.

DVD; widescreen; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.

French dialogue with English subtitles.